... article examines the key reasons behind price fluctuations, seasonal factors, and measures that could impact the diesel fuel market. Find out what the market is expecting and how these changes could affect consumers and businesses. The rise in diesel fuel (DT) prices at gas stations this year (2.4%) is currently more than twice lower than the average inflation rate (4.91%). Meanwhile, all gasoline grades have already come close to matching the inflation rate. However, gasoline traditionally rises in price from late spring ...

In 2025, fuel prices at gas stations will continue to rise, but the increase is unlikely to exceed the overall inflation rate in the country. The prices of high-octane gasoline brands such as AI-95, AI-98, and higher are expected to rise the most, according to experts surveyed by ...

... first four months of 2024 decreased by 51.7% compared to the same period in 2023, reaching 466.2 billion rubles (trade is one of the largest employers in the regions). At the same time, no one denies that the increase in excise tax rates affects fuel prices at gas stations. According to Gusev, the excise tax constitutes about 20% of the cost of gasoline and diesel fuel, meaning a 4% increase in excise taxes will inevitably result in a 1% rise in gas station prices. Tereshkin agrees with this and believes that ...

.... At the beginning of this week, gasoline prices on the stock market dropped almost by half of the previous increase. Moreover, they are now far from the highest levels reached earlier this year, in the fall. However, it is well known that in our fuel market, once prices at gas stations rise, they will only begin to fall after a large and prolonged decline in stock market prices, which have actually been rising since the beginning of November. The increase in gasoline prices should not be linked to the news about the possible ...

... forced refinery repairs while maintaining the right to subsidies under the damper. Therefore, exchange prices for AI-95 will remain at risk," says the expert. According to Tereshkin, the only way out of the current situation is by increasing fuel production and raising exchange sale quotas, which would reduce prices on the exchange and make gasoline more accessible for independent gas stations. "However, these measures will only work if sanctions on equipment supplies to refineries are lifted. Otherwise, the risks of price increases and fuel shortages will remain chronic," he argues. Meanwhile, fuel prices on the exchange ...